Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-03-22
Local Miscellany.

Blank Renting Contracts for sale at
The SPIRIT Office.
1T is nearly time for sassafras to
put in an appearance.
A speciul meeting of the County
Court was held yesterday.
Mrs. John Mcknight is visiting her
sister in ChamberSburg, Pa.
Ground has been broken for the
new building of Miss Eliza Welsh.
Rev. S. G. Ferguson was in Charles
town for short while last Wednesday.
A popular diet with those who can
afford to pay the price is fresh fish.
a flock of wild geese passed over
CharIestown northward on Sunday
might.
We are pleased to learn that Mr..
w. ID. Briscoc is improving since his
recent illness.
The poor little ground hog has and
is still receiving liberal share of
newspaper abuse.
Some of our ladies paint beau
tifully.-E.rcAamge. Rather indef-
Unite. Paint what?
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson has been
home for several days. but will leave
for Washington City to-day.
Mr.. II. L. Snyder, of the Shop
iierdstown Register, was in Charles
town last Thursday evening.
Mr. F. l.. ReIlcr has contracted to
build wing to the residence of Mr..
j. Ed. Burns, on Main street.
We were pleased to have call from
Brother little, formerly of the Shop
herdstown Register, yesterday.
Gov. Geo. p, Sergeant, late Of the
Hardy Express, WAS in town on Sat
urday, and gave lis Il pleasant call.
Mr.. a. r. Brown left last Wednes-
day for y orEl county. Neb. We wish
him safe trip and much success in
his new home.
EIr. Dawson, of CIaymont, filed
his ice house, last week, with ice pi,r-
chased of our friend james McGraw,
at Harperrs Ferry.
aI9, S. c. Young hutchcrcd NAM
moth steer last week. 1t was pur-
chased OF Mr.. Daniel Getzendanncr.
and nc,tcd l,GG0 lbs.
Miss Evo Egg!eston, of this place,
has been appointed on the Board of
Church Extension of tLc Baltimore
Conference, VI. +. Church South.
AS a result OF the recent revival in
the N. L. Church South at Shepherds
town, Rev. W. G. Hammond has
received twenty new members into
his church.
Baylcy 6 Co.'S distilIcry, in Tau-
quicr county, Va, was burned last
Friday night. Partly insured in the
Agency of Washington & Alexander.
of this place.
The firm of VIM. Phillips & Sons
will begin at once the erection CT a
large sash factory, en- The Samuel
street front of the Straith property,
recently purchased by them.
Rev. MIR. Kitzmillcr, of the N. E.
Church, who worked ut the tailoring
business here thirty-threc years ago,
before entering the ministry. was in
Charlcstown last "Wednesday.
The farm of Mr.. Jno. l.. CraighIl.
containing lO5 acres, near Mcchan-
icstown in this county, was offered at
public sale last Friday, and knocked
down to Mr.. Joseph Starry at $40
per acre.
BY change in S. V. r. r. time ia
bic, which took effect on Sunday, pas
senger trains now pass Charlcstown
southwark at 9:08. \. NJ, and 5:21,
Z. NJ. and northward at 10 :3S, A.
NJ, and s 80, u. VI.
Cards are out for the marriage, on
the 23d of March, of our young friend
and former townsman, Mr.. Fred B.
Young, Assistant Superintendent of
Repairs of L. S. Public Buildings, to
a young lady of st. Augustine, Fla.
Mr.. \. S. MilIer's dwelling, near
KcarneYsvillc, together with his fur
hiture, was destroyed by fire about 2
O'Clock \. NJ. on the 10th instant, the
family barely escaping with their
lives. Insured in Washington &
AlcxanCler's Agency.
The " Willow Well Farm of the
late Christian Reinhart has been sold
200 acres of improved land to Mr..
". j. Knott, at S55 per acre, and the
unimprovcd tract of So acres on the
south side of the road to Mr.. George
S. Knott at Sl4 per acre.
Mr.. Chas. Z. Cunningham, Of Ar
kansas, and former Western Mary
lander, has been on 4 visit to his
ncphews, Messrs. B. G. and Thos. B.